WINNIPEG, MB – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to recognize the 33 Manitoban players selected today in the 2018 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft hosted in Red Deer, AB. The WHL Bantam Draft is the first opportunity for WHL Clubs to replenish their systems with graduating Bantam-aged players. Players eligible for the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft will be 2003-born players who reside in Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

2018 Manitoba selections:

Rnd	Overall	Pos	First Name	Last Name	Hometown	WHL Team
1	2	D	Carson	Lambos	Winnipeg	Kootenay
1	21	G	Tyler	Brennan	Winnipeg	Prince George
1	22	F	Eric	Alarie	Winnipeg	Moose Jaw
2	29	F	Skyler	Bruce	Winnipeg	Kootenay
2	33	D	Hudson	Thornton	Winnipeg	Prince George
2	34	F	Conner	Roulette	Winnipeg	Seattle
3	56	F	Justin	Lies	Flin Flon	Vancouver
3	59	F	Cabrel	LaBossiere	Lorette	Brandon
3	62	D	Rory	Neill	Winnipeg	Calgary
4	76	D	Aidan	Brook	Roblin	Seattle
4	85	D	Dawson	Pasternak	Winnipeg	Portland
4	86	F	Carter	Halamandaris	Portage la Prairie	Everett
5	94	F	Chase	Bertholet	Thompson	Red Deer
5	95	F	Owen	Weihs	Winnipeg	Brandon
5	103	F	Trentyn	Crane	Morden	Victoria
5	104	F	Mike	Svenson	Ile Des Chenes	Prince George
6	111	D	Lucas	Brenton	Winnipeg	Moose Jaw
6	114	F	Braeden	Lewis	Virden	Swift Current
6	119	D	Tayem	Giaslason	Winnipeg	Prince George
6	125	D	Tyler	Teasdale	Winnipeg	Brandon
6	128	D	William	Irvine	Morden	Kelowna
6	129	F	Aidan	Litke	Winnipeg	Portland
7	136	F	Colby	Wotton	Foxwarren	Regina
7	145	F	Sloan	Stanick	Rapid City	Everett
7	149	D	Hughie	Hooker	Brandon	Kootenay
7	152	F	Nate	Goodbrandson	St. Andrews	Everett
8	156	F	Grady	Lane	Virden	Spokane
8	166	F	Ashton	Romaniuk	La Broquerie	Lethbridge
8	170	F	Roux	Bazin	Treherne	Victoria
10	208	D	Brandt	Young	Neepawa	Spokane
10	211	D	Zack	Davis	Winnipeg	Swift Current
11	232	D	Kyle	Melo	Lorette	Vancouver
11	236	F	Colby	Bear	Peguis	Regina

 

Previous WHL Bantam Draft results for Manitoba:

2006 – 36 selections             2012 – 31 selections

2007 – 31 selections             2013 – 36 selections

2008 – 36 selections             2014 – 34 selections

2009 – 32 selections             2015 – 36 selections

2010 – 24 selections             2016 – 37 selections

2011 – 30 Selections              2017  – 26 selections